noun, verb
noun a line or pattern that looks like a series of letter W's as it bends to the left and then to the right again:
The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags.
zigzag adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
a zigzag line / path / pattern
verb (-gg-) [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to move forward by making sharp sudden turns first to the left and then to the right:
The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for zigzag is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does zigzag appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — zigzag appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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